I am trying to process multiple subjects at the same time. I see that in the output, a CSA.csv file is generated which has the CSA area as well as other quantitative metrics for C2-C3 level only. I want to amend the process_data.sh file so that it analyzes ALL levels. Is this possible?
I have attached a screenshot which has the line which computes the C2-C3 CSA. Is there a way this can be amended so that all levels are cervical levels are included ?
Hi @alialvi92,
The part of that command that controls the relevant levels is -vert 2:3. You can change the value of -vert to be, for example, -vert 1:7 instead to cover the cervical levels.
(The numerical vert levels correspond to the levels shown in the figure on this page: Point labeling conventions - Spinal Cord Toolbox documentation)
Also, you can add the option -perlevel 1 and you will get 1 CSA value per level, rather than averaged across all cervical levels. (More details can be found by running sct_process_segmentation -h in your terminal, or checking here.)
Kind regards,
Joshua
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Thank you so much @joshuacwnewton ! That worked perfectly. I have a follow up, though not related. The dataset that I am using for my current analyses, is an older one, hence the spinal MRIs are older (from early 2010s). The files are available in DICOM format (screenshot_1). When I open this file in a DICOM viewer like MRIcroGL, this is what shows up (screenshot_2). Instead of there being a single file representing a T2 sequence, the files are fragmented. So I have highlighted the sagittal T2 sequence and the Axial T2 sequence. When I open these two files, this is how they look (Screenshot_3 and Screenshot_4). My question is: is there a work around here that I can do using sct? There have been instances where the axial T2 sequence is further fragmented into different images and I have used “sct_image -i file_1 file_2 -stitch” to stitch together multiple files in the same plane (axial) into one image. However, I couldn’t find a function to combine sagittal and axial into one? I hope you are able to understand the issue, its rather peculiar I imagine, so sorry if its too confusing.
I have a follow up, though not related
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